Annie Shiraishi will be heading to Europe next Wednesday for the Swedish and Finnish Open. She will be competing back to back weekends in Europe, in hopes of securing her number one spot in the women’s 48 kilogram category. The 2008 Olympic Alternate hopes to improve upon her placing from last year, where she took […]

Hello All, As you may already know, I’m the Olympic Alternate for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. I fought at the Olympic Trials in Las Vegas and went 3-1. I fought 2 matches to get into the finals against my teammate Sayaka and disappointingly, lost. I then had to fight back to earn […]

Check this page for the most recent updates from our members in Beijing! Both Sayaka and Ann have been sending updates on a regular basis. Read their posts below… Updates from Sayaka:July 30, 2008 – I leave tomorrowAugust 1, 2008 – I’m in Beijing!August 3, 2008 – Day 3 in BeijingAugust 4, 2008 – Day […]

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The City of El Cerrito in collaboration with the Cerrito Speakeasy Theater will be hosting a: 2008 Olympic Games Community Viewing Party in honor of local Olympian – Sayaka Matsumoto Aug 8, 2008 – Opening Ceremonies – 8pm Aug 9, 2008 – Game Highlights (judo) – 8pm at the IT Club inside the El Cerrito […]

Please join us in celebrating: Sayaka Matsumoto – 2008 Olympic Team Member Ann Shiraishi – 2008 Olympic Team Alternate and Olympic Hopeful Both EBJI members will be traveling to Beijing in August for the 2008 Olympic Games! Place: The Tasting Room Takara Sake USA 708 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 Date: July 19th, 2008 Time: […]

Dear EBJI Members and Families Please join us for this rare event! Two sumo wrestlers will be demonstrating and teaching various sumo techniques and stretches for us at EBJI on July 24 (Thursday) from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Byambajav “Byamba” Ulambayar was born in Mongolia and was recruited at age 15 by former sumo grand champion Shibatayama to […]

SAVE THE DATE – June 28, 2008 will be our quarterly promotional. Please be on the lookout for more information!

Thank you to everyone who contributed and helped with this year’s yard sale! It was held this past weekend, June 21, from 9-3pm. With your help we were able to raise almost $350, about $80 more than last year! Thanks to everyone who stood in the scorching heat to raise funds for our dojo! Sayaka […]